Tell Me About It: ‘My ex-partner says I am exaggerating about our children’s issues’ PROBLEM: I am a single mum with two sons and one daughter, all in their mid-twenties and who all live independently – but within a short distance from home. I separated from their father when they were all in their early teens. […]
Tell me about it: We did it for fun and now it could blow our family apart PROBLEM: Six months ago, I did a DNA test with my brother for fun – it was a sort of joint birthday present as we were born in the same month and we’ve always been very close as […]
Tell Me About It: ‘His hypervigilance about my mental health is causing me more stress PROBLEM: I am a 31-year-old woman; I have a really good job and more or less a fantastic life. I met my partner three years ago and we got engaged six months ago. We plan to get married early in […]
Tell Me About It: ‘I thought we were close despite the geographic distance between us’ PROBLEM: Our only child, a daughter who is 26, has lived abroad for the past five years. We have always been in almost daily contact, mostly by social media or text, but also often by phone. During the summer we took […]
Tell Me About It: I am a 24-year-old male and I have never been physically attracted to anyone, either male or female PROBLEM: I am really worried about my sexuality. It is something I have always found very hard to explain to myself and this letter is the first time I have ever openly discussed this […]
He won’t tell me how he got the alcohol and I feel his friend’s family has crossed a line PROBLEM: My 16-year-old son was recently invited to a family event of his best friend and I was shocked and upset when he arrived home and I could tell he had been drinking alcohol. The event was […]
Tell Me About It: ‘She even seems to get anxious when I go home to visit my parents’ PROBLEM: I have been dating my girlfriend for six months now but I am unhappy with how untrusting of me she is. She constantly checks where I am going, who I am with and I have noticed of […]
Tell Me About It: ‘She has told my children on numerous occasions gay people will burn in hell’ PROBLEM: I have a 20-year-old daughter who is gay and who has had the same wonderful girlfriend for three years. My daughter came out to my husband and I when she was 16 and we have been unconditionally […]
Tell me about it: I was devastated when I heard that I was unsuccessful PROBLEM: I am a single woman in my 40s. I am dedicated to my career and have worked very hard over the past 30 years to bring the department that I work in to a very high standard. I believe the area […]
Now 33, he hasn’t worked for three years and is suffering from severe depression PROBLEM: Our son has been losing his hair since he was 16. In his twenties, he underwent (unbeknown to us) several botched hair transplants. He was earning good money as a qualified professional, so able to afford the expensive procedures. Now he […]